Ed Pastor Quotes

Education to me is the most important thing that we've got going in this country. I mean, a lot of my family are teachers. I was the recipient of a great public education, and I see that's one of the first things that we're going to go, 'What are we going to raise?' The ignorant masses.

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.

Education should be one of our top funding priorities; talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfilled.

Public education is an investment in our future.

Investing in children's education is vital.

I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs.

Instead of unfairly demonizing teachers, we should be working with them to find solutions to the problems in our schools and make sure every child gets an outstanding public education.

During my time as a state legislator, I've pushed for significant investment in public school districts. In Congress, I would look forward to increasing federal public investment in education through initiatives like Race to the Top.

I look back and see the kids who made it through school - it made a huge difference in their lives, which made me believe in the power of public education and what it can do for individuals and communities and the state.

It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.

Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to brag about budget cuts have left us with.

The people of Missouri said they expect their elected leaders to support public schools because they know that education is the best economic development tool there is.

As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education.

I want to make sure that all kids get a good education and enjoy what they learn.

Of all our institutions public education is the most important. Everything depends on it, the present and the future.

We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great public school system for our city.

While the Tan Yan Kee foundation believes that it is merely scratching the surface relative to the gargantuan problems in the education sector, it envisions that one day it will be able to train more teachers and provide much-needed facilities that will transform schools into more conducive learning environments.

No matter where I travel in the state, people want to talk about education.

Since the LeBron James Family Foundation shifted its focus on education, it's been important to us to document the innovative work we're doing.

I look forward to talking about how we can work together to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students while also refocusing the federal role in education.

We evaluate all business decisions based on how we can best serve public school teachers and their students.

No Child Left Behind's fourth-grade gains aren't learning gains, they're testing gains. That's why they don't last. The law is a distraction from things that really count.

Unlike any other time in our history, we have to know that staying in school and getting an education is the most important thing you can do.

I think we're doing a dreadful job of educating.

American education is still the wonder of the world, and we must open the schoolhouse doors, not close them.